Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Development of Food Processing Industry in Bihar
A total of 9 projects have been approved under component schemes of PMKSY in Bihar
The Ministry of Food Processing industries  is implementing a Central Sector umbrella scheme- Pradhan MantriKisanSampadaYojana  with an outlay of Rs. 6000 Crore for the period 2016-17 to 2019-20 for overall growth and development of food processing sector of the country including Bihar. The period has since been extended to FY 2020-21.The component schemes ofPMKSY are, inter alia, aimed at leveraging private investment, reducing postharvest losses and creation of off- farm job opportunities. PMKSY is not any region or state specific but demand driven with no state-wise fund allocation.
Under the component scheme of Skill Development – Human Resource & Institutions under PMKSY, MoFPI provides financial assistance for development of course curriculum for training modules and also for setting up of Infrastructure of food processing related skill training centers.
So far, a total of 9 projects have been approved under component schemes of PMKSY in Bihar, out of which one project under Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure  scheme is located in Gopalganj district.
As part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Initiative, MoFPI is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme-PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme  for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation/ setting up of 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises during five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs.10,000 crore. Out of this, a total of 10,261 units have been allocated to Bihar with outlay of Rs 469.73 crore for the next five years.
List of projects sanctioned under component Schemes of PMKSY in Bihar
|
|
Sl. No.
|
|
Project
Name
|
|
District
|
|
Scheme
|
|
Date of approval
|
|
Project
Cost
|
|
Grant Approved 
|
|
Status
|
|
1
|
|
Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt.
Ltd.
|
|
Khagaria
|
|
Mega Food
Park
|
|
06.08.2014
|
|
120.13
|
|
41.9
|
|
Under
Implementation
|
|
2
|
|
Ganga
Dairy Ltd.
|
|
Begusarai
|
|
Integrated
Cold Chain and Value Addition
Infrastructure
|
|
27.03.2009
|
|
22.6
|
|
9.35
|
|
Commercial production started
|
|
3
|
|
Mahua
Cooperative
Cold Storage Limited
|
|
Vaishali
|
|
Integrated
Cold Chain and Value Addition
Infrastructure
|
|
22.05.2015
|
|
21.33
|
|
9.75
|
|
Under
Implementation
|
|
4
|
|
RK Agri Biz LLP
|
|
Muzaffarpu
r
|
|
Integrated
Cold Chain and Value Addition
Infrastructure
|
|
04.05.2017
|
|
22.79
|
|
7.48
|
|
Commercial production started
|
|
5
|
|
Shalimar
Cold
Storage
|
|
Patna
|
|
Integrated
Cold Chain and Value Addition
Infrastructure
|
|
22.07.2019
|
|
29.87
|
|
10
|
|
Under implementation
|
|
6
|
|
ABZ Agro Pvt Ltd
|
|
Kishanganj
|
|
Integrated
Cold Chain and Value Addition
Infrastructure
|
|
24.07.2019
|
|
43.34
|
|
10
|
|
Under
Implementation
|
|
7
|
|
Saran Dairy Producer Company Limited
|
|
Gopalganj
|
|
Integrated
Cold Chain and Value Addition
Infrastructure
|
|
28.09.2020
|
|
11.66
|
|
3.05
|
|
Under
Implementation
|
|
8
|
|
M/s
Shreekanga n Food Park,
Agapur, Teghra
|
|
Begusarai
|
|
Infrastructurefor AgroProcessing Clusters
|
|
15.03.2019
|
|
30.434
|
|
7.908
|
|
Under
Implementation
|
|
9
|
|
M/s Natraja Nutrifeed Pvt Ltd
|
|
Khagaria
|
|
Creation
/Expansion of Food
Processing &
Preservation
Capacities
|
|
25.07.2019
|
|
23.21
|
|
5
|
|
Under
Implementation
|
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
|
This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.